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WATCH-GUARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 329,122, dated October 27, 1885.

Application filed January 7, 1885. Serial No. 152,182. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. BAUER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Watch Guards; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a watch-guard for the pocket adapted to effectually prevent the surreptitious Withdrawal of the watch therefrom, and to be easily and quickly secured in and detached from the lining of said pocket.

The invention consists in the arrangements and combinations of parts,substantially as will be hereinafter set forth, and finally embodied in the clauses of the claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each of the several figures, Figure 1 is intended to represent the inside lining of a watch-pocket to which has been secured my improved guard. Fig. 2 is a top view of said guard. Fig. 3is aside elevation of a modified constructionof the guard, and Fig. 4 is a top view of the same. Fig. 5 is a detail showing apeculiar formation of the pin. Fi g. 6 is another elevation showing aslightlymodified construction, and Fig. 7 is a plan of a bent loop shown in Fig. l in side elevation.

In carrying out the invention I form, preferably from acontin-uous piece of Wire, a'guard composed of a body-frame, (1, adapted to be attached to the pocket, a pin, 1), to facilitate the attachment of said body to the lining or pocket fabric, and a hook, c, to catch and hold the watch-ring d. The preferred construction is shownin Fig. 6, in which the wire is first bent in a triangular form, the angle or downward extension c providing a bearing adapted to press against the side of the pocket or wearers body, adapted to prevent the device from. turning from its proper position in thepocket. After forming the triangle aprolonged end of the wire is bent back approximately in line with the side e, of which it is a continuation or prolongation, forming a loop or eye, f, to catch the pointed end of the pin. Said loop may be bent, as at f, Figs. 1 and 7, to protect the said pin-point. The end of said extension is spirally bent to form a hook, catch, or eye, 0, for the watch-ring d. The said extension may also be provided with a spiral, h, to diminish the otherwise necessary force required for separating the said extension from the said side 6 of the frame. The end of the wire 0pposite the catch 0 is pointed to enable the same to be readily thrust through the pocket fabric. Saidpointed end may be notched or bent to form arecess, h, for holding the pointed end into the loop or eye f.

From inspection of Figs. 3 and 4 it will be evident that I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to any one construction. Indeed, various changes may be made in the form and construction of the device without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention,what I claim as new is- 1. A watch-guard consisting of atriangular body of wire having the wire of one of its sides pointed at its end and the side contiguous to the point bent back, as shown, to form aloop for said pointed end, and a catch-arm, which latter is provided with a'hook, eye, or catch at its end to receive the watch-ring, substantially as set forth.

2. The watch guard herein described, combining therein the body or frame a, catch 0 for the watch-ring, a pointed and notched pin, b, and loop or eye to engage the notch in said pin, substantially as set forth.

3. The triangular body-frame pointed at one end, looped atf to form a catching-arm, bent spirally, as at h, to secure increased elasticity, and bent at the end 0, to form a hook or catch for the watch-ring, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 21st day of October, 1884.

CHARLES F. BAUER.

.Vitnesses:

CHARLES H. PELL, FREDK. F. CAMPBELL. 

